Jim Huff claims an airport employee illegally recorded a phone call after Huff 'unintentionally and unknowingly dialed his personal cellphone' while in Italy for an airport conference in October.

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The board that oversees Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport agreed Wednesday to hire an independent lawyer to investigate an accidental mobile phone call made by the board chairman to the desk of a CVG employee, who recorded the call.

The Kenton County Airport Board, however, did not specify during a contentious special meeting how long the investigation will take, how much the board plans to spend on the probe or what lawyer might be hired.

The board voted 4-0 after a 90-minute closed-door executive session that may have violated state open meetings laws. Chairman Jim ...